[2] The battle was fought near the Pelorus river in the centre of Iberia and ended in a stunning victory for the Roman army.
Pompey accepted the terms but he was alerted by his intelligence service that the Iberians were secretly planning an attack.
Artoces fled, but Pompey pursued him into the centre of Iberia and finally caught up with him near the Pelorus river.
[1] Artoces main strength lay in his archers, but, using tactics reminiscent of the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, Pompey disabled them by means of a rapid infantry charge, which brought his legionaries into close quarters before the enemy fire could take effect.
[1] Artoces managed to escape as the Roman pursuit party being hindered by the flooded Pelorus river.